Village of Sterling
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Circa 1935-43 WPA Crew
Look back at WPA crew working in Sterling area. Reading from left.
Front/1st row: Glen Mann, Leon Schields, Clifford Frank, Willard Bourgeouis, Fred James
Middle row/2nd: Roy Campbell, Leslie Fowler, Clyde Rice, Edward Pagnier, Frank Burtch, Seymour Cunningham
Back/3rd row: Edward Daniels. (Photo courtesy of Art Rice for an undated Arenac County Independent clipping.)
Front/1st row: Glen Mann, Leon Schields, Clifford Frank, Willard Bourgeouis, Fred James
Middle row/2nd: Roy Campbell, Leslie Fowler, Clyde Rice, Edward Pagnier, Frank Burtch, Seymour Cunningham
Back/3rd row: Edward Daniels. (Photo courtesy of Art Rice for an undated Arenac County Independent clipping.)
1938 Sterling Basketball Team, District Champions
Front row: S P Youngs (coach), James Eaton, Louis Abbott, Henry Walker, Erskine Banghart, Bruce Ireland (student manager)
Back row: Ellmann Mann, Bill Pomeroy, Bud Haglund, Bob Gordon, Joe Francis. (Arenac County Independent)
Back row: Ellmann Mann, Bill Pomeroy, Bud Haglund, Bob Gordon, Joe Francis. (Arenac County Independent)
1942 Del Scott Mobil Holiday Ad
Mobilgas and Mobiloil. (Arenac County Independent)
1942 Pvt Frank Bernard
6 May 1942. Son of Mr & Mrs Mike Bernard of Sterling. (Arenac County Independent)
Sterling HS Girls Hawks Basketball Team (Date Unknown)
11-time conference champs. Reading from left
Front row: Celia Wajda, Jean Treichel, Wilma Shepard, Loita Molineaux (coach), Marge Norris, Albenia Halcro, Ruth White
Back row: Natalie McCormick (manager), Georganna Doyle, Eleanor Hanggi, Ann Sweet, Bernadine Cook, Ann Bootz, Donna Baum (manger). (Arenac County Independent)
Front row: Celia Wajda, Jean Treichel, Wilma Shepard, Loita Molineaux (coach), Marge Norris, Albenia Halcro, Ruth White
Back row: Natalie McCormick (manager), Georganna Doyle, Eleanor Hanggi, Ann Sweet, Bernadine Cook, Ann Bootz, Donna Baum (manger). (Arenac County Independent)
News Clippings (6)
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1905 Sterling School Graduating Class
8 women, 4 men. None identified.
1929 Sterling School Football Team
23 members, none identified. Photo by Lyndon Studio.
1931 Sterling High School Graduates
Reading from left. Top row: Sylvia Keeney, Michael Ostroski, Gladys Wilson, Leslie Mann, Evelyn Dunn
Bottom row: Wilma Slater (faculty), M G Burdick (supt), Frank Wigent (prin), Loita Blinkhorn (faculty).
Bottom row: Wilma Slater (faculty), M G Burdick (supt), Frank Wigent (prin), Loita Blinkhorn (faculty).
1934-35 Sterling High School Band
20 members, none identified. Seated in front of landscape wall mural.
1934-35 Sterling School Grades 2-3
15 girls, 20 boys, 1 woman posed in front of landscape wall mural. None identified.
1936-37 Sterling School Grades K-1
16 girls, 17 boys posed in front of stage curtain. None identified.
1936-37 Sterling School Grades 2-4
Reading from left. Front row: Ruth Hertzberg, Rita Maday, Vera Allison, (), Jean Firth, Phyllis Marsh, Josephine Bootz, Catherine Van Arska, Florence Mann, Carolyn Green
Middle row: Pat Lewis, Orland Banehart, Louis Kerr, Regina Kocot, Bonnie White, Florence Panasak, Jennie Fell, Marjorie Walker, Teresa Green, Stella Kocot, Eugene Goodroe, Martin Burjak, Will Hertzberg
Back Row: Wallace Kortachuck, Art Milne, Richard Hertzberg, Max Bell, Frank Maday, Raymond Kocot, Stanley Kozero, Neil Adams.
Middle row: Pat Lewis, Orland Banehart, Louis Kerr, Regina Kocot, Bonnie White, Florence Panasak, Jennie Fell, Marjorie Walker, Teresa Green, Stella Kocot, Eugene Goodroe, Martin Burjak, Will Hertzberg
Back Row: Wallace Kortachuck, Art Milne, Richard Hertzberg, Max Bell, Frank Maday, Raymond Kocot, Stanley Kozero, Neil Adams.
1937-38 Sterling High School Grade 11
Reading from left. Front/1st row: Elizabeth Prohaska, Margaret Adams, Neil Pomeroy, James Eaton, Bruce Ireland, Howard Vandenburg, Suzanne Dyer, Julia Dybiski, (Ruth Bartlett, Clara Musselman, Helen Hayes were not present for the picture)
2nd row: Barbara Demura, Doris Allen, Corana Dubey, Imogene Gray, Mr. Hertzler class sponsor, Joan Berry, Mary Demura, Marjorie Franklin, Anna Mae Davidson, Helen Ostroski
3rd row: Eva Charnoske, Eva Bowen, Shirley Hanna, Marian Sheffer, Esther Baker, Ruth Bergeron, Helen Baker
Back/4th row: Alfred Frank, Donald Daniels, Louis Abbott, Ronald Jerome, Henry Walker, Walter Morley, Frank Goodman, John Knight, Peter Borusko.
2nd row: Barbara Demura, Doris Allen, Corana Dubey, Imogene Gray, Mr. Hertzler class sponsor, Joan Berry, Mary Demura, Marjorie Franklin, Anna Mae Davidson, Helen Ostroski
3rd row: Eva Charnoske, Eva Bowen, Shirley Hanna, Marian Sheffer, Esther Baker, Ruth Bergeron, Helen Baker
Back/4th row: Alfred Frank, Donald Daniels, Louis Abbott, Ronald Jerome, Henry Walker, Walter Morley, Frank Goodman, John Knight, Peter Borusko.
1939 Sterling School Senior Class
Reading from left. Top/1st row: Shirley Hanna, Elizabeth Probaska, Howard Vandenberg, Eva Bowen, Frank Goodman, Suzanne Dyer, Louis Abbott, Henry Walker, Anna Mae Davidson, Helen Ostroski, Nellie Hilliard
2nd row: Alfred Frank, Julia Dybiski, Eva Charnoski, Bruce Ireland, Barbara Demura, Helen Baker, Ruth Bergeron, Joan Berry, Esther Baker, Donald Daniels, Corana Dubey
3rd row: Mary Demura, Peter Borushko, Walter Morley Clara Musselman, Ronald Jerome, Marjorie Franklin, Margaret Adams, Ruth Bartlett, Doris Allen, Marion Sheffer
4th row: Class officers: Imogene Gray (treas), Neil Pomeroy (sec), James Eaton (pres), John Knight (vp)
Bottom/5th row: School staff: Vera Senok (music), Leona Saunders (faculty), Ronald Butterfield (princ), Stephen P. Youngs (sup), Loita E. Blinkhorn (advisor), Walter Hertzer (faculty)
2nd row: Alfred Frank, Julia Dybiski, Eva Charnoski, Bruce Ireland, Barbara Demura, Helen Baker, Ruth Bergeron, Joan Berry, Esther Baker, Donald Daniels, Corana Dubey
3rd row: Mary Demura, Peter Borushko, Walter Morley Clara Musselman, Ronald Jerome, Marjorie Franklin, Margaret Adams, Ruth Bartlett, Doris Allen, Marion Sheffer
4th row: Class officers: Imogene Gray (treas), Neil Pomeroy (sec), James Eaton (pres), John Knight (vp)
Bottom/5th row: School staff: Vera Senok (music), Leona Saunders (faculty), Ronald Butterfield (princ), Stephen P. Youngs (sup), Loita E. Blinkhorn (advisor), Walter Hertzer (faculty)
1945 Sterling High School
Brick building with distinctive 2nd floor metal fire escape chute. Bus parked in front. Cars in right centerground. Captioned “High School, Sterling, Mich”.
1954 Sterling HS Baseball Conference Champions
Reading from left. Back row: Steve Murin (coach), Don Cline (equipment manager), Bob Mann, Ed Wier, Duan Van Sickle, Don Templin, Bob Jones, Herb Keeley, Jerry Foor, Dave White (equipment manager)
Front row: Ken Van Horn, Jerry Baker, Larry Doyle, Bob Vowles, Pat Marx, Ray Melke, Jim Mussleman
Front row: Ken Van Horn, Jerry Baker, Larry Doyle, Bob Vowles, Pat Marx, Ray Melke, Jim Mussleman
Joel Lutze Family (Date unknown)
Sterling area residents Joel “Joe” and Rosabelle “Belle” (McTaggart) Lutze and their son Marshall.
Lawrence Mayer Wooden Rowboat (Date unknown)
Owned by Sterling commercial fisherman Lawrence (Buster) Mayer, used probably during 1940s-50s. Mayer's son, Todd Mayer, donated the boat to ACHS. A scrapbook in the museum archive documents Mayer's fishing during the 1940-50s.
Norn/Valley/Baltan House (Date unknown)
House built by Mr. Norn circa 1880s. Norn operated a wood shingle mill from his home. The house was sold to the Valley family. Later, Jim and Cathy Baltan purchased in the 1980s.
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Sterling Main Street (Date unknown)
Dirt road. Store on left corner of row of brick buildings. Unknown Brick buildings opposite. 2 people, horse-drawn wagon.
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